how to do homeschool science in a child-directed way

Homeschool science engages a non-science-interested kid when you think about science as play. Homeschool science usually includes buying unusual items. Like this day: when we used volt meters, covered copper wiring, wire cutters, and steel wool. Oh, and pennies. Here’s where we learned how to Make a Penny Battery. Here’s how we homeschool science in…

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A Love of Learning, Despite Challenges with Diane Geerlinks

Diane Geerlinks is a Professionally Certified Educational Therapist, Director of NILD Canada (National Institute for Learning Development), and operates GeerLINKS Learning Centre. She is a motivational speaker and brings her 25 years of homeschooling her five kids to her work. Diane has continued learning about the neuroplasticity of the brain and how we can improve our capacity…

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A simple guide to homeschool without a homeschool room

Can you homeschool without a homeschool room? Of course, you can learn in a homeschool room, of course. This would be the room with my bookshelves filled with Dear Canada novels and my collections of books for prescribed reading lists, math workbooks, dictionaries, and you know, schoolish stuff. “Oh, this is your schoolroom!” I’ve heard…

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Deschool Your Homeschool: for Individualization & Connection

Your home is not a school: though it would appear that is what you’re after since, ya know, it’s implied in the word, homeschool? The most important aspect of homeschooling is the relationship between the parent and the child. A sure sign that your home is not a school. Our goal is to listen to…

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4 Ways to Introduce Egyptian Homeschool History at Home

We started our homeschool history year by studying early civilizations. When we got to Egypt, we slowed right down. Why? Because the kids were fully engaged. Before we dive into Egyptian homeschool history, I want to invite you to my free Reimagine your Homeschool Mini-Course, where you’ll discover how to create a homeschool experience that…

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homeschool science: apologia & beyond

How to do science in a self-directed way? Follow their interests & discover they’ll cover many topics. I’ll share oodles of ideas to do it.

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